Roberts Group at UMN is a team of both organic & inorganic chemists who worked on creating a chemical compound that could lead to new drug treatments, safer agricultural products, & better electronics. Read more at z.umn.edu/ChemicalCompou…

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Researchers create new chemical compound to solve 120-year-old problem phys.org/news/2024-05-c…

Mission impossible: 5-membered heteroarynes (cue thrilling musical stinger)

Some supercool science from Courtney Roberts and team in my latest for C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) :
cen.acs.org/synthesis/Five…

Would you like to know more? Check out Courtney Roberts talk on arynes from the ACS Organic Division Virtual Symposium available to DOC members on our website
organicdivision.org/doc-virtual-sy…

Heteroaromatic rings with five sides and a triple bond are so strained that they were thought to be impossible to make. But now, researchers report that they’ve made 7-aza-2,3-indolynes by using nickel to stabilize the triple bond. cen.acs.org/synthesis/Five…

Thank you Courtney! Joining your group was the best decision I ever made. Thanks for the endless support, encouragement, and mentorship! 👩‍🔬

This is more than a paper to me - while I LOVE Ni and arynes and doing something the data said you can’t do, this paper process made me grow up as a PI - it took tenacity, tears, storytelling, and most of all building and leading a team to accomplish something together #proudPI

The Roberts Group (Roberts Group at UMN) was published in Science earlier today! 👏📰 Check out the story behind the paper: cse.umn.edu/chem/news/robe…

🚨 Our first Science paper 🚨
We report the isolation and reactivity of the first “inaccessible” 5-membered heteroaryne! 120+ year challenge! Congrats jenna humke Roman Belli Erin Plasek Sal Annabel Ansel Courtney Roberts UMN Department of Chemistry Science Magazine science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

A massive congratulations to the voice of the Roberts Group at UMN Dr. Erin Plasek for an excellent defense!Erin was the first student to commit to join the group and she laid an incredible scientific foundation that I will be forever grateful for!

Two more Assistant Professors will be moving to UMN Chemistry in next year! Please join us in welcoming Dr. Melissa Ramirez (Melissa Ramirez) and Dr. Hannah Kenagy! #UMNProud cse.umn.edu/chem/news/hann…

Do you know a Hispanic or Latine chemist who's making waves? Nominate 'em for Trailblazers! More details here:

Join us for the next @ACSOrganic Virtual Symposium on April 17 at 12 Noon ET - the 2nd speaker will be Prof. Courtney Roberts UMN Department of Chemistry Courtney Roberts Roberts Group at UMN
Free - no registration needed
YouTube: orgn.link/watch
Zoom: orgn.link/vs-zoom

On April 17th, ACS Organic Division Virtual Symposium will feature Huw Davies Emory Chemistry and Courtney Roberts Roberts Group at UMN Courtney Roberts. More info:

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Free - no registration needed - Thank you to Beyond CCHF for hosting and Scott Bagley for organizing!

Now only 2 weeks away!
ACS Organic Division Virtual symposium April 17!
Carbenes! Arynes! Davies! Roberts!
Free! No Registration!
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Welcome!! We are so excited to have you on the faculty at UMN Department of Chemistry!

I finally did the thing and wrote about NETWORKING in listicle-with-gifs format. Please enjoy. It's about a 10 minute read.

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To our Trans neighbors and loves ones across Minnesota: We see you, hear you, value you, and love you.

Congrats to 4th year grad student Alex Umanzor for being selected as one of the 2024 #CASFutureLeaders ! 🎉

Very excited to announce that I’ve been named one of the 2024 #CASFutureLeaders !! I’m so grateful for this opportunity and can’t wait to meet my cohort! See you in Columbus/Denver ✨